WATCH: Karnataka Congress chief DK Shivakumar rides auto, interacts with drivers ahead of Assembly polls

Bengaluru: The political atmosphere in Karnataka is heating up as the assembly elections are drawing closer. Political parties are adopting innovative ways to woe the voters. Sounding the poll bugle, Karnataka Pradesh Congress President (KPCC) DK Shivakumar on Thursday held a meeting with auto drivers of Bengaluru.

More than 2,000 drivers participated in the event. They also expressed their concerns. Shivakumar was also dressed in the auto driver's uniform. He also rode an auto rickshaw. The KPCC president shared the video of him riding an auto rickshaw on his official Twitter handle.

Here is the video of DK Shivakumar riding an auto rickshaw:

In a tweet, Shivakumar said that auto drivers are friends in times of trouble for the common man. The event took place at Palace Grounds in Bengaluru.

The assembly elections in Karnataka are scheduled to take place in May this year. However, the Election Commission has not announced the poll dates so far. Notably, this time, the Congress is contesting the Karnataka elections alone.

On Saturday, Shivakumar exuded confidence in winning the assembly polls. "No alliance with anyone. We are going alone. We are fighting alone. We will come to power alone," the KPCC president told news agency ANI. The Congress is yet to release the first list of its candidates for the upcoming assembly polls in Karnataka

After the 2018 assembly polls, a coalition of Janata Dal (Secular) and the Congress formed the state government in Karnataka. However, the JDS-Congress government collapsed in July 2019 and the BJP came to the power.